Synopses & Reviews
"A valuable resource for anyone with a house that needs work". -- Paul Spring, Associate Editor of Fine Homebuilding. For every single item in your home -- roof, windows, doors, skylights, brickwork, and so on -- there are probably hundreds of renovation guides, but you want to spend your money on renovating, not on twenty different books. Try this updated, expanded second edition, the definitive one-volume work on successful home rehabilitation -- almost 600 pages of on-site information. Every topic is covered asphalt shingles, corners and splashboards, bolsterlug joists, and many more -- in intricate detail, with the help and insight of carpenters, electricians, plumbers, masons, engineers, painters, architects, energy consultants, and the like. All the information is specific, right down to the head of a nail. Problems you may encounter are given their due, and the text follows actual renovations, guaranteeing that you're always aware of the next step. Over 1000 striking photographs and easy-to-understand illustrations reveal technical tips and practical trade secrets -- and capture the beauty of renovated homes across America.
Synopsis
“This outstanding guide is the last word in renovation. In nearly 600 pages of text, accompanied by 1,000 illustrations, all systems used in the home are covered in detail, and with sensitivity for a nontechnical reader. If you are renovating a home or even thinking about it, this is the place to start....Essential.”—
Library Journal. “The opening chapter—is alone worth the cost of the book.”—
Atlanta Journal Constitution.Synopsis
"This outstanding guide is the last word in renovation. In nearly 600 pages of text, accompanied by 1,000 illustrations, all systems used in the home are covered in detail, and with sensitivity for a nontechnical reader. If you are renovating a home or even thinking about it, this is the place to start....Essential."-Library Journal. "The opening chapter-is alone worth the cost of the book."-Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Synopsis
“A classic in the first edition, a masterpiece in the second, this outstanding guide is the last word in renovation. In nearly 600 pages of text, accompanied by 1,000 illustrations, all systems used in the home are covered in detail. Essential.”—
Library Journal. “The opening chapter—a frank look at what makes an older home ‘worth it—is alone worth the cost of the book.”—
Atlanta Journal Constitution. Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 539-541) and index.